2023-2024學(xué)年四川省眉山市仁壽縣鏵強(qiáng)中學(xué)高三下學(xué)期第六次檢測英語試卷含解析

2023-2024學(xué)年四川省眉山市仁壽縣鏵強(qiáng)中學(xué)高三下學(xué)期第六次檢測英語試卷請考生注意：1．請用2B鉛筆將選擇題答案涂填在答題紙相應(yīng)位置上，請用0．5毫米及以上黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆將主觀題的答案寫在答題紙相應(yīng)的答題區(qū)內(nèi)。寫在試題卷、草稿紙上均無效。2．答題前，認(rèn)真閱讀答題紙上的《注意事項(xiàng)》，按規(guī)定答題。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．—HowcanIwakeupsoearly?—Setthealarmat5:00am.,youwillmakeit.A．a(chǎn)nd B．butC．or D．so2．Littleaboutherownsafety,thoughshewasingreatdangerherself.A．didRosecare B．RosedidcareC．Rosedoescare D．doesRosecare3．SometimesIactasalisteningearforfellowstudents________whatisbotheringthem.A．totalkover B．talkedoverC．talkover D．havingtalkedover4．—______yousinganddanceatthislatehourofthenight?—Sorry,Iwillstoprightnow.A．May B．ShallC．Will D．Must5．ItshockedtheworldtheUnitedStateswithdrewfromsomemajoragreementsithadbeencommittedto,includingthe2015ParisAgreementonclimatechangemitigationandthe2015IranNuclearDeal.A．which B．whatC．whether D．that6．_____areceptiontocelebratethe68thanniversaryofthefoundingofthePeople'sRepublicofChina，vicepremierLiuattachedimportancetomutuallybeneficialcooperationbetweenUSAandChina．A．Addressing B．AddressedC．Beingaddressed D．Toaddress7．.IwasembarrassedtoadmitthatyesterdayI______aseriouserror.A．a(chǎn)cted B．committed C．performed D．completed8．Thisproject______consideredthoroughly,andI’msureit______finishedontime.A．mustbe;maybe B．shouldbe;canbeC．maybe;mustbe D．canbe;shouldbe9．_____________equalopportunities,bothFrankandBillymayaccomplishthetask.A．Given B．GivingC．Togive D．tobegiven10．---Marywasaskedtodosomethingimportant.---Itdoesn’tmatter.Let’stheworkwhereitisleftoff.A．takeup B．takedown C．takein D．takeoff11．She________tosomeoneonthephone,soIjustnoddedtoherandwentaway.A．talked B．hastalkedC．hadtalked D．wastalking12．Theathletes,especiallythewinners,shouldremainmodest________rapidprogresstheyhavemade.A．whatever B．howeverC．howmuch D．nomatter13．———Itwasagreendinner._______———Thanks.Butitreallyonlytookanhour.A．Youmustbetired. B．Ienjoyeditverymuch.C．Youmusthavespentalldaycooking. D．Ihaveneverhaditbefore.14．Itwasadifficultjobforhim.Hehadtriedeverythingbutitmadelittle________.A．use B．goodC．difference D．result15．Whatsurprisedusmostisthathedoesn’tknow________thedifferencesbetweenthetwobookslie.A．thatB．whatC．whichD．where16．Itisbeyondawkwardwheneveryonearoundyou______________laughingatajokethatyoudonotfindfunny,especiallyifit’sajoketoldinaforeignlanguage.A．runinto B．burstsoutC．yellsout D．fallsinto17．_______naturallybytheskinwhenexposedtosunlight,VitaminDisneededforhealthybones,teethandmuscles.A．Making B．TomakeC．Made D．Make18．We

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________yourdecisiontomake.A．a(chǎn)bsolutelyB．totallyC．exactlyD．largely19．Theyoungmanwhowasexpectedto________hisfather’scompany,madeanunusualdecisionthathewouldstarthisownbusiness.A．handover B．thinkoverC．goover D．takeover20．Mywifesometimes_____somethingshehaslongbeenlookingfor.That’swhysheenjoyswindowshopping.A．looksup B．looksfor C．picksup D．picksout第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）Asurveyhasshownthatwhatyoudoonaplanecanbedeterminedbywhichnationalityislistedonyourpassport.Accordingtotheresultsofaninternationalpassengersurvey,Australiansarethebiggestdrinkersonboardwith36percentchoosingtodownthehatch,comparedto35percentofAmericansand33percentofBrits.TheAirlinePassengerExperienceAssociation(APEX)spoketoaround1,500people,aged18andolder,whohavetraveledbyplaneatleastonceduringthelastthreemonthsandwerelivingintheUnitedStates,UnitedKingdom,Germany,Japan,China,Singapore,AustraliaandBrazil.TheresultsfoundChinesetravelersaremostlikelytonodoffoncetheseat-beltsignswitchesoff.Theyarealsothefirsttotakeouttheircreditcardforsomein-flightshoppingandthebiggestfansofgaming.Americansontheotherhandliketousetheirtimeintheairmoreproductively----whennotdrinking----choosingtoworkwhileflyingat35,000feet.Meanwhile,BritsandGermansarethebestatmakingchatwithrandomstrangers----spending50percentmoretimethananyothernationality.Comparatively,Braziliansconducttheirconversationsonlineviaemail,messagingappsorsocialmedia.Despiteplanefoodhavingabadreputation,sevenoutoftenintervieweessaidtheywerehappytoeatupontheselectionofin-flightsnacksandmeals.In-flightmagazineswerealsopopularwithfouroutoffivepassengers.Theinternationalflyersdidhoweverexpresstheirdesireforbetterin-flightentertainment.“Theindustryhasgreatlyimprovedthecomfort,entertainmentandonboardservice,andpassengersareacceptingthoseimprovements”saidRussellLemieux,APEXexecutivedirector.“Atthesametime,passengersaredemandingmorefromtheirairtravelexperienceswhichwilldrivemoreimprovementstouchingallaspectsofthejourney.”headded.1、Whatcanyouprobablyseeintheflightaccordingtothepassage?A．Brazilianschoosetodrink.B．Americansdoin-flightshopping.C．Germanschattokillthetime.D．TheChineseswitchofftheseat-beltsign.2、Whenonboardtheplane,______.A．passengersfromonenationhavelittleincommonB．mostpassengersliketoreadin-flightmagazinesC．morethanhalfofthepassengersdon’tenjoyplanefoodD．mostpeopletendtousein-flighttimetohaveagoodsleep.3、Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A．Flyerscarelittleaboutentertainment.B．Flyersarenotsatisfiedwiththeimprovements.C．Flyersareexpectingbetterflightexperiences.D．Flyershavemoreandmoredemandsfromairlines.4、What’sthepurposeofthepassage?A．Toentertainreaderswithinterestingstories.B．Toencouragepeopletobehavewellinpublic.C．Tocriticizeimpolitebehaviorsontheplane.D．Toinformreadersoftheresultsofasurvey.22．（8分）Free,OfficialSourcestoFindUnclaimedMoneyDoesthegovernmentoweyoumoney?Theremightbeunclaimedfundsorpropertywaitingforyoufromsavingsorcheckingaccounts,wagesandpensions,taxrefunds(退款),lifeinsurancepolicies,andalotmore.Companiesmayoffertofindthismoneyforafee.Andscammersmaytrytotrickyouwithfakepromisesofmoneyfromthegovernment.Butyoucanfindyourunclaimedmoneyyourselfforfree.CheckoutUSAGov’slistofofficialsourcestogetstarted:?Searchforunclaimedmoneyandpropertyineverystatewhereyouhavelived.Youcanconductamulti-statesearch,andkeepaneyeoutatstatefairsandevenmalls,wherestatetreasurers(ST)andotherofficialsholdpublicawarenessevents.?Checkforunclaimedfundsfrombankfailuresorunclaimeddepositsfromcreditunionclosures.DidyouhavemoneyinacheckingorsavingsaccountataFederalDepositInsuranceCorporation(FDIC)-insuredfinancialinstitution?Ifthefinancialinstitutionisclosed,youcansearchtheFDICdatabase(數(shù)據(jù)庫)andyouwillmakeit.FDIChasthousandsoftheirbanksacrossthecountryanddeservesyourtrust.?Searchforunclaimedbackwages,pensionmoney,orlifeinsurancefunds.Areyouowedunpaidwagesfromyourcurrentemployer(CP)orapastemployer(PP)?ChecktheLaborDepartment’sWageandHourDivision’srecordstoseeifyouhavemoneywaitingtobeclaimed.Youalsomaybeowedapensionifacompanyyouworkedforwentoutofbusinessorendedadefinedplan.1、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Itislikelythatseveralstatesowemoneytoyou.B．Mallsmightwitnesspublicawarenessevents.C．Scammersarealwaysreadytohelpyouforfree.D．Yourpastemployermightoweyouunpaidwages.2、Theorganizationenablingconsumerstoconfidentlyplacemoneymaybe______.A．ST B．CPC．PP D．FDIC23．（8分）Acoupleofweeksago,afewfriendsandIhadanopportunitytoattendadearfriend’sweddinginNewYork.Aftertheweddingandreception,ratheraccidentallyfourofusgatheredinahotelroomandbegantoexplorethedeepermeaningoflifeanddeath.Whatdoesitmeantolivetruly?Ifweareallgettingclosertodeath,isallthematerialaccumulationworthit?Itisnotexactlythetypeofconversationsonehasatawedding.Whiletheanswersvariedfrompersontoperson,Iwasleftwithmorequestionsthananswersandafeelingofgratefulnesstobesurroundedbyfriendswhowereaskingthe“right”questions.Astheclockkepttickingpast3a.m.,oneoftheroommatessuggestedwewatchashortfilmtitled“LastDaysofZachSobiech”.Thefilmisaboutateenager’sjourneythroughthelastdaysofhisincurableillness.ThefilmbroughtupalotofmixedemotionsbutonequotethatstoodoutformewasZach’ssimpleexplanationofhappiness,“Whatmakesonehappyisseeingsomeoneelsesmilebecauseyouputitthere.”By4a.m.,therewasthisenergyintheroomthathadtobeshared!Withafewpackagesofpost-itnotes,wehitthehallsofthehotel.Wedecidedtoleaveshortinspirationalwordsonguests’doors,sowhentheyopenedtheirdoorsfewhourslaterasmilewouldturnup.Weendedupstickingpost-itnotesonallthedoorsuntilweranoutofthem.Thenoteonthedoorofthenewly-wedsproperlysaid,“Wherethereislove,thereislife.”1、About“explorethedeepermeaningoflifeanddeath”atawedding,theauthorthinks______A．itisrathermeaningful.B．itisinteresting.C．itisnatural.D．itisnotproper.2、Afterwatchingthefilm,whatimpressedtheauthormost?A．Zach’smixedemotions.B．Zach’spoorfate.C．Zach’ssimpleexplanationofhappiness.D．Zach’sstrugglewithillness.3、Whatdidtheauthorandhisfriendsdoaftertheysawthefilm?A．Theyknockeddoortodoortoofferhelpinthehotel.B．Theysharedhappinesswiththeworkersofthehotel.C．Theystucknoteswithencouragingwordsonguests’doors.D．Theythankedtheweddingcouplegratefullyforinvitation.4、Whatcanwelearnfromtheauthorandhisfriends’action?A．Onewhobringshappinesstoothersisalsohappyoneself.B．Helpingothersintroubleisgoodtooneself.C．Friendsareyourvaluabletreasure.D．Goodisrewardedwithgood.24．（8分）Whatdoyoudoifyournationhasaseverewatershortageandhappenstobelocatedinadesert?Ifyouhavetheresources,youturntotechnology,whichiswhatacompanyintheoil-richUnitedArabEmirates(阿聯(lián)酋)(UAEforshort)isplanningtodo.Thecountry,whichgetslessthanfourinchesofrainperyear,couldsolveitsissuewithwatershortagebydraggingicebergsfromAntarcticatoitsshores.Thefirstsuchattemptwillbeginin2018.OncetheicebergisatUAEshores,theiceabovethewaterlinewouldbecutoffandcrushedintodrinkingwater,whichwouldthenbestoredinlargewatertanks.Theicebergwouldalsohaveabroaderimpact,saysAbdullahMohammadSulaimanAlShehi:“ColdairoutfromanicebergclosetotheshoreoftheArabianSeawouldcauserainstormsacrosstheArabianGulfandthesouthernregionoftheArabianPeninsulaallyearround.Astherisingairexpands,coolsandcondenses(冷凝)duetothedecreaseinairpressure,watervapor(水蒸氣)iscollectedintheclouds,whichbecomesheavyandfallsasrain.”Moreicebergswillbringmorewatervaporandclouds,creatingaprofound(巨大的)effectontheregionalclimateoveradecade,turningthedesertinto“greenmeadows(草地)”.ThemeltingicebergwouldalsoaddfreshwatertotheArabiansea,returningbiodiversity.Therewouldalsobeaboost(興旺)fortourismfromallthepeopleinterestedinlookingattheicebergs.TheEmiratesIcebergProjectcomesfromagroupofeffortsbyNABLcalled“FillingtheEmptyQuarter”.Theprojectaimstodramaticallyinfluencethedesertsofthe“EmptyQuarter”,theplanet’slargestsanddesert.Theregionisalsotherichestoil-producingareaintheworld,includingpartsofSaudiArabia,Oman,UAEandYemen.1、WhatistheUAEplanningtodoaccordingtothetext?A．TocollectfreshseawaterfromAntarctica.B．TodragicebergsfromAntarcticatothecountry.C．TomakeicebergsfromAntarcticamelt.D．Toget20billiongallonsoffreshwaterfromicebergs.2、WhatAlShehisaidreflectstheeffectoficebergson_______.A．theweatherB．theindustryC．thebiodiversityD．thetourism3、Accordingtothetext,thedesertsofthe“EmptyQuarter”are______.A．turningintogreenmeadowsB．theresourceofsaltintheArabianseaC．theemptyareawithoutpopulationD．a(chǎn)bundantinoilasamatteroffact4、Accordingtothetext,icebergstobedraggedtoUAE’shoreswill_________.A．bringwatervaporandsandB．a(chǎn)ddsaltwatertotheArabianseaC．become“greenmeadows”D．a(chǎn)ttractpeopleinterestedinlookingattheicebergs25．（10分）Anewalgorithm(演算法)raisesparkingratesinbusyneighborhoodsandlowersthemelsewhere，guaranteeingfreeparkingspotsregardlessoflocation，ChristopherIntagliatareports.Ifyoudriveinacity，you’venodoubtexperiencedtheheadacheofcirclingblockafterblock，cruisingforparking.Butscientistswhostudythatphenomenonhaveasolutiontofreeupmorespots:“Youmakethemmoreexpensive，sopeoplehavetodecidewhethertoparkfartherawayandPayless，orcloserandpaymore.”ItzhakBenenson，asystemscientistatTelAvivUniversity.SanFranciscohaspilotedaprogramthatraisesparkingratesbasedondemand—andit'sbeenshowntoreducecruising.Butthesensorsrequiredforthosesystemscancostmillionsofdollarstoinstallandoperate，Benensonsays.Soinstead，writinginIEEEIntelligentTransportationSystemsMagazine，heandhiscolleagueNirFulmandescribeanalgorithmthatcandeterminesmartpricing，withouttheuseofsensors.TheytesteditontheIsraelicityofBatYam，nearTelAviv.First，theydividethecityintozones.Theyestimatetheparkingdemandineachzone，bycalculatingthenumberofapartmentsandofficesthere.Thentheytakeaccountofparkingsupplyinthearea，alongwithhowwealthypotentialparkersmightbe.Usingthatdata，thealgorithmsuggestedpricingforeachzonethatwouldguaranteea90-percentoccupancyrateofparkingspotscity-wide.Meaning10percentofspotswerealwaysavailabletodriverswillingtopaytheprice，regardlessofneighborhood.Ofcourse，noteveryonewillagreethatraisingparkingpriceswillreducethepressofparking.LasttimeBenensonproposedhikingratesforcityresidents?“Igotabout100reactionsontheweband99ofthemthatsaidtheyhaveneverheardsuchastupidstatementfromtheprofessors，andIshouldbepunishedandfired.”Eventually，hesays，it'llbeuptocitiesthemselvestoestimatetheirresidents’politicalappetitesforaneasierparkingspot.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“them”inparagraph1referto?A．Parkingspots.B．Parkingrates.C．Busyneighborhoods.D．Newalgorithms.2、Howdoesthenewalgorithmwork?A．Adoptingdifferentparkingrates.B．Countingtheapartmentsandoffices.C．Makingfartherparkingspotsmoreexpensive.D．Settingthepriceofparkingspotswithsensors.3、Whichistheprocessofcarryingoutthesmartpricing?①Choosingatargetcity.②Countingtheparkingdemand.③Dividingthecityintozones.④Suggestingpricingforeachzone.⑤Consideringtheparkingsupply.A．②⑤④③①B．①③②⑤④C．②⑤①③④D．①③④②⑤4、WhatwillthepublicthinkofBenenson’ssmartpricing?A．Supporting.B．Disapproving.C．Optimistic.D．Controversial.第三部分語言知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）Expertssayboredomisgoodforkids.Itforcesthemtobecreative,1theirimaginations,andhelpsthemdiscovernewthings.A(n)2inpointis13-year-oldLukeThrillfromDubuque,Iowa.Lukewas3ofplayingvideogamesandridinghisbike,sohedecidedtobuildatinyhouseinhisbackyardinstead.Hemademoneyfromcuttinglawns(草坪)and4exchangedsomeservices,suchasgainingthehelpofanelectricalengineer5sweepinghisgarage.Lukealso6sparematerialsfromhisgrandmother’shouseandother7materialsfromhisneighborsforsomeofthewindowsandthedoor.The89-square-foothomecost$1,500tobuildand818months.Insidethere’sakitchenette,abacksittingroom,atableandamounted(鑲嵌的)TV,andanupstairsbedroomcanbeeasily9bystairway.AlthoughLukedidthe10andlearnedhowtodoallthework,hehadhisfather’s11throughouttheproject.GregThrillwasveryhappythathissonlearnedtostayon12anddealwithgrown-ups.13,hehadsomesimpleruleswhenLuke14thehouse:“You15themoney.Youbuildit.Andyouownit.”Lukeisnowinlovewith16.HehasaYouTubechannelandhopesto17otherkidstostartbuilding.18,hewantstobuildabiggertinyhousetolivein,butfornow,he19inhisnewhomeafewnightsaweek,doeshomeworkthere,andusesittotakea20fromhistwinbrother.1、A．changes B．ignores C．improves D．weakens2、A．method B．explanation C．procedure D．case3、A．tired B．fond C．confident D．guilty4、A．thus B．even C．still D．a(chǎn)nyhow5、A．inexchangefor B．inpraisefor C．insupportof D．inplaceof6、A．updated B．ordered C．removed D．used7、A．recycled B．cheap C．new D．raw8、A．spent B．took C．saved D．wasted9、A．supported B．a(chǎn)ccessed C．held D．landed10、A．research B．housework C．experiment D．discovery11、A．permission B．help C．control D．order12、A．credit B．business C．budget D．duty13、A．Therefore B．Besides C．Rather D．However14、A．finished B．decorated C．started D．painted15、A．borrow B．donate C．raise D．distribute16、A．books B．videos C．riding D．building17、A．inspire B．press C．command D．warn18、A．Luckily B．Eventually C．Frequently D．Strangely19、A．bringsout B．leavesout C．hangsout D．putsout20、A．ride B．risk C．chance D．break第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）StanLee,whodreamedupSpider-Man,IronMan,theHulkandotherMarvelComics(漫威漫畫)superheroesthatbecamehighlysuccessfulatthemovieboxoffice,diedattheageof95,hisdaughtersaidonMonday.“1．(know)asawriterandeditor,hefeltadutytohisfanstokeepcreating,”hisdaughterJ.C．Leesaidina2．(state).“Helovedhislifeandheloved3．hedidforaliving.Hisfamilyandhisfanslovedhim.Hewasirreplaceable.”Leewas4．(wide)creditedwithaddinganewlayerofhumanitytosuperheroes.Hischaracterswerenotmadeofstone.Theyhadloveandmoneyworriesandsufferedterribleshortcomingsorfeelingsofinsecurity.“Ifelt5．wouldbefuntoshowthattheyarehumanaswellassuper,”Leesaidin2010.ManyofMarvelComicsmoviesLeecreatedwereproducedinthefirstdecadesofthe21stcentury,6．(add)uptoover$20billionattheatersworldwide,accordingtoboxofficeanalysts.In2008,Lee7．(award)theNationalMedalofArts,8．highestgovernmentawardforcreative9．(artist).Hisgreatestcontributionwillbenotonlytheco-creationofhischaractersbutthewayhehelpedtobuildtheculturethatcomicshavebecome,10．isaprettysignificantone,”saidRobertThompson,apopcultureexpenatSyracuseUniversity.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下畫一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。Ilovecamping、Itismyfavouritestwaytospendthesummervacation、Lastyear,myfamiliesandIwentcampinginthecountryside、ItwasoneoftheexcitedexperiencesIhadneverhad、Wesleptinatentandtookalongwalkeveryday、Wecookedoverafireandthefoodalwaystastedwonderfully、Forawholeweek,Isawlovelymountainviewsorbreathedfreshair、Atnight,Iheardthegentlewindblowinginthetrees,andIfeelsopeaceful、Itdoesn’tcostmanytocamp、WhatIbelieveit’sthebestwaytogetclosenatureandenjoyitsbeauty、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設(shè)你是高三學(xué)生李華，你的美國外教John對你們將在5月4日舉行的成人儀式很感興趣，請你用英語給他寫一封郵件，邀請他參加此次活動(dòng)。內(nèi)容包括:1.活動(dòng)葉間和地點(diǎn);2.活動(dòng)內(nèi)容;3.活動(dòng)意義。參考詞匯：成人儀式coming-of-ageceremony注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右;2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、A2、A3、A4、D5、D6、A7、C8、B9、A10、A11、D12、A13、B14、C15、D16、B17、C18、D19、D20、C第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、GriffithObservatory(天文臺(tái))isanationalleaderinpublicastronomy,andoneofthemostpopularattractionsinLosAngeles.Itislocatedonthesouthernslope(山坡)ofMountHollywoodinGriffithParkat1,134feetabovesealevel.VisitorsmaydrivetotheObservatoryandparkinitsparkinglotoronnearbyroads.Noreservation(預(yù)定)isrequiredtovisit.Parkingislimited,andthebusiesttimesareweekend.Buses,taxis,andcarpoolsarewelcome.LADOTprovidesweekendpublicbusservicefromtheSunset/VermontMetroRedLinestation.GriffithObservatoryisopensixdaysaweek.Admissionandparkingarefree.HoursofOperationTuesday---Friday12:00noon---10:00p.m.Saturday---Sunday10:00a.m.---10:00p.m.MondayClosedThanksgivingDayandChristmasDayClosedSamuelOschinPlanetariumTheSamuelOschinPlanetariumtheateroffers8to10live,half-hourpresentationseachday.Thereareusuallyfourdifferentshowsfromwhichtochoose.Showsarepresentedevery60to90minutes.Checkthewebsite,informationdesks,ortheboxofficeforeachday’sshowtimes.Lateseatingisnotpermitted.SamuelOschinPlanetariumticketsmustbepurchasedattheObservatoryandareonlyavailableonthedayoftheshow.Theticketpricesforshowsare：Adults(13-59yearsold)$7.00Children(5-12yearsold)$3.00Seniors(60year